Health Universe accelerates the development, implementation and deployment of ML and AI algorithms in healthcare.

Monitoring the industry and policy environment and providing advice and expertise regarding TEFCA (and changes in the record retrieval technology), standards, and current and future regulatory requirements.

As CMIO, I develop and support our standards and policy strategies, and represent Datavant externally to physician groups, standards and technical bodies to help connect patient data to improve medical care.

As head of government partnerships, I am responsible for bringing to the public sector the power of privacy-preserving linkage technology. Organizations no longer have to make a trade-off between compromising patient privacy and linking datasets together to unleash the power of health care data. With Datavant's state-of-the-art privacy-preserving technology, we now can leverage the volume and quality of data brought on by HiTECH and operationalize it for improving health and health care.

Inicio Health is a consulting firm focused on early-stage start-ups, technical evaluations for venture capital investments and health IT companies. As founder and CEO of Inicio Health, I help organizations achieve their potential in health and health IT through strategic engagement, technical support for data standards, and thought leadership. AccomplishmentsSupport VCs and investors in technical evaluation of early start-ups and entrepreneurs in the health IT o Initial technical assessment of health IT startup that led to a positive investment and 23M in annualized revenue in the first year. o Review and development of strategy that aligns with regulatory compliance for health IT standards and data sharingo Serve on various advisory boards providing technical and strategic inputStrategic input for companies seeking new opportunities in health IT, health care, and life sciences o Assist data science and AI supported companies in other sectors to develop a strategy for applications of those technologies into the healthcare sectoro Help companies align their product strategy with the current (and future) state of health IT policy and technologyo Support health IT companies with strategies for leveraging real-world data in health care for life sciences applicationsThought leadership to fortune 500 companies and high impact policy non-profitso Provide review and analysis of current and upcoming regulatory changes and health IT requirements o Thought leadership and review of proposed legislation and regulatory changes in the health IT spaceFractional CMIO/CIO role for organizationso Support a large health-care research professional society as they update organizational technology and software to develop a more data-driven strategyo Serve as an external consultant to a large academic medical center, integrating their operational and research clinical data warehouse to support operational process improvement and successful research applications

The Center for New data is a unique organization that connects motivated technology /data scientist volunteers with complex data sets that are available in the private sector and uses these resources to address complex policy and society issues. Research on Covid transmission at the Sturgis event have been reported by the Washington Post, and recent work on equity and voter wait time in Georgia have been cited in congressional testimony, the NYTimes and Wall Street Journal. Using data for good -- and always looking for volunteers and others to help support this important work!

Director, managing board, IHTSDO

As the longest serving president and CEO of AMIA, I transformed the organization from primarily an academic society to a professional society that invested in policy engagement, workforce development, philanthropy, and the advancement of informatics professionals During my tenure, I updated the clinical informatics board certification skills and competency framework, established the AMIA health informatics certification program for non-board eligible professionals, and created the LEAD fund, a philanthropic fund to support under-represented communities to engage with the AMIA informatics community. AccomplishmentsInternationally recognized expert in health informatics and health information technology o Established AMIA as the preeminent voice for unbiased, evidence-based informatics and health IT o Served on numerous National Academy of Medicine, NLM, and ONC task forces o Sought after speaker domestically and internationally on informatics policy and workforce developmentInformatics leader who elevated the impact and relevance of informatics professionals o Established AMIA as the professional home for applied Health and Clinical Informatics o Developed first-ever analysis of the skills, knowledge and competencies for Clinical informatics professionals for both board eligible and non-board eligible professionals o Created the Clinical Informatics Conference in 2015, doubling attendance every 3 years Educator committed to workforce development o Created accreditation standards for master’s level programs in clinical and health informaticsNon-profit executive who increased value and revenue across the organization o Successfully delivered on a 5-year strategy o Increased membership and revenue year over year

As Chief Science Officer, I was responsible for the scientific and technical strategy for the ONC’s portfolio of technical resources supporting the HIT strategy of the United States and the meaningful use program of HITECH. Internationally recognized expert in health information technologyo HIT expert and consultant to over 20 countries, including China, Japan, Australia, UK, Ireland, Germany, and other EU-member states.Experienced executive in leading changeo Transitioned the organization through a 60% budget reduction ($30M to less than $12M) without an interruption in key deliverables or services.Developed the health IT strategy that now serves as the basis for the US Health IT industryo Established the national strategy for HIT standards in support of meaningful use and beyondo In collaboration with the NIH and other federal agencies, established the strategic investment of $170M to support the national data infrastructure for the patient-centered outcomes research trust fund (PCOR-TF).Leader in health IT innovationo Directed, formulated, and managed the JASON report that established the API-based strategy for the US Health IT sector and fundamentally changed the innovation and health information exchange ecosystemo Developed an expanded portfolio of standards for Blue Button that included formats for patient care summaries, financial information, and subscription models for information updates.o Launched the Direct project and enlisted over 30 health information technology companies to participate in a consensus-based process to establish new standards for secure health information exchange.o Supported innovation challenge events over 3 years, with over 300 participating organizations.o Managed the SHARP grant project to create a standard API-based open-source EHR platform.